Middle English Dictionary Entry
unde n.
Entry Info
| Forms | unde n. Pl. undes, unðes. |
| Etymology | L unda & AF und(e; the form unðes may reflect influence of ME īthe n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A wave.
Associated quotations
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)177 : Ðe water stremes on-heueden up here undes.
- a1250 Ancr.(Tit D.18)41/30 : Forþi is anker ‘anker’ iclepet…as an-ker…for to halde þet schip, þet vnðes [Corp-C: uþen] and stormes hit ne ouer warpe.